Facilities Heating and Mechanical Technician

RNLI; Poole; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

RNLI is seeking a Facilities Heating and Mechanical Engineer to support maintenance across its Poole site. The ideal candidate will have commercial plumbing experience and be responsible for ensuring a suitable built environment for staff and volunteers. This role offers a competitive salary and benefits, contributing to the lifesaving mission of the RNLI.

Benefits

26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Outstanding pension scheme (up to 16% contributions)

Life assurance

Health and dental cashplan

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial plumbing and mechanical systems.
• Post apprenticeship work experience required.
• Full driving licence essential.

Responsibilities

• Carry out routine planned preventative maintenance (PPM).
• Manage procurement of materials and workload.
• Identify and implement energy saving initiatives.

Skills

Commercial plumbing experience

Air handling unit maintenance

Fault finding

Energy saving initiatives

Education

NVQ level 2 or higher in Plumbing

Time served apprentice

Tools

Building management systems

Unvented water heater systems

Job description

About us

Our purpose is simple: to save lives at sea. 24 hours a day, every day, RNLI lifesavers are ready to launch to the rescue.

We’re looking for a Facilities Heating and Mechanical Engineer to join our facilities team. RNLI Facilities supports the RNLI through Assisting with the maintenance of the built environment, in order that the organisation may meet its business objectives.

This position and team is based in Poole, primarily looking after our largest site of seven buildings including the RNLI College and the Sea Survival Training Centre (a hotel and our main training facility), the All-Weather Lifeboat Centre (where we build and maintain Lifeboats), and our main offices and stores spaces.

Some of the benefits

• Salary£36,000 - £40,000 (dependent on experience)
• 26 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Outstanding pension scheme (contributions of up to 16% of basic salary)
• Life assurance
• Working for world leading lifesaving organisation on our fascinating multi-building, multi-discipline Poole site
• Health and dental cashplan

Your Role

As a hands-on Muliti-Skilled Heating, Plumbing and Mechanical Engineer you will provide specialist technical expertise to support the Facilities team in providing an appropriate built environment for all staff, visitors and volunteers on the Poole site.

You will also:

• Be the go-to “Multi-Skilled” site Heating, Plumbing and Mechanical technician responsible for proactively carrying out routine planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and proactively addressing reactive calls via the helpdesk.
• Planning new installations with either self-completion or technical supervision of specialist contractors.
• Responsible for maintaining mechanical and plumbing critical spares.
• Manage your own workload with reference to the reactive helpdesk and PPM’s.
• Manage procurement of material’s.
• Identify energy saving initiatives and implement opportunities to reduce energy consumption. Monitor and make alterations to temperature and plant controls via a BMS system. Ensure energy saving BMS controls are working in accordance with best practice.

About You

You’ll be someone who enjoys working in a service environment. You will need to have a pragmatic, positive approach to the job and towards customers. To be considered as the Facilities Heating and Plumbing Engineer you will need:

• Essential - Commercial plumbing experience, Experience in air handling unit/ventilation systems maintenance and fault finding, NVQ level 2 or higher in Plumbing or equivalent in relevant trade/skill.
• Time served apprentice, with post apprenticeship work experience.
• Full driving licence.
• Desirable - Electrical qualification, IPAF, PASMA, , Asbestos awareness, Legionella Awareness Training, Building management systems user training, unvented water heater systems
• Experience required: Commercial Plumbing and Mechanical, Building management systems controls experience, Legionella compliance, HVAC, mechanical and electrical related service

Other organisations may call this role Heating Engineer, Facilities Technician, Multi-Skilled Building Engineer.

So, if you want to see how this role supports our organisation’s aim to reduce drowning, this could be the role for you. Please apply via the button shown.